most nba points scored in first 1 seasons since 1976

Since 1975-76, Bob McAdoo put up the most points in his first season, with 2,427 points in 1975-76.

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	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,427	1975-76	BUF	78	42.7	31.1	12.4	4.0	1.2	2.1	12.0	24.6	48.7				7.2	9.4	76.2	54.2	3.1	9.3		3,328	965	315	93	160		298
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,313	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	534	481	196	69	291	285
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,275	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	1,383	413	119	338		292
4	David Thompson D. Thompson	2,125	1976-77	DEN	82	36.6	25.9	4.1	4.1	1.4	0.6	10.0	19.8	50.7				5.8	7.6	76.6	55.9	1.7	2.4		3,001	334	337	114	53		236
5	Billy Knight B. Knight	2,075	1976-77	IND	78	40.0	26.6	7.5	3.3	1.5	0.2	10.7	21.6	49.3				5.3	6.5	81.6	54.3	2.9	4.6		3,117	582	260	117	19		197
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	1,993	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	983	164	138	319	257	259
7	Walter Davis W. Davis	1,959	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	24.2	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	484	273	113	20	283	242
8	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	1,935	1975-76	KCK	78	40.8	24.8	2.7	7.9	1.6	0.2	9.2	20.3	45.3				6.4	8.0	80.2	52.1	0.9	1.9		3,184	213	615	126	15		169
9	Bernard King B. King	1,909	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	24.2	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9				4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	751	193	122	36	311	302
10	George Gervin G. Gervin	1,895	1976-77	SAS	82	33.0	23.1	5.5	2.9	1.3	1.3	8.9	16.3	54.4				5.4	6.5	83.3	60.4	1.6	3.9		2,705	454	238	105	104		286
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,893	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
12	Ron Harper R. Harper	1,874	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	392	394	209	84	345	247
13	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	1,845	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
14	Ron Boone R. Boone	1,818	1976-77	KCK	82	36.8	22.2	3.9	4.1	1.5	0.2	9.1	19.2	47.4				4.0	4.7	84.4	52.1	1.6	2.4		3,021	321	338	119	19		258
15	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1,787	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
16	Randy Smith R. Smith	1,787	1975-76	BUF	82	38.6	21.8	5.1	5.9	1.9	0.0	8.6	17.3	49.4				4.7	5.7	81.7	54.9	1.3	3.8		3,167	417	484	153	4		274
17	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,781	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	21.7	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	726	165	48	101	222	279
18	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	1,772	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	21.6	5.4	3.3	1.1	0.2	7.8	15.6	49.6	0.1	0.3	22.7	6.0	7.6	79.7	57.0	2.7	2.7	3.4	3,077	443	270	89	16	280	241
19	Julius Erving J. Erving	1,770	1976-77	PHI	82	35.9	21.6	8.5	3.7	1.9	1.4	8.4	16.7	49.9				4.9	6.3	77.7	55.3	2.3	6.1		2,940	695	306	159	113		251
20	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	1,769	1975-76	PHI	77	38.3	23.0	12.6	4.7	2.6	0.5	8.4	20.2	41.7				6.2	8.3	74.0	48.2	3.4	9.2		2,946	967	359	198	41		334
21	Dan Issel D. Issel	1,765	1976-77	DEN	79	31.7	22.3	8.8	2.2	1.2	0.4	8.4	16.2	51.5				5.6	7.1	79.7	57.8	2.7	6.1		2,507	696	177	91	29		246
22	Fred Brown F. Brown	1,757	1975-76	SEA	76	33.1	23.1	4.2	2.7	1.9	0.2	9.8	20.0	48.8				3.6	4.1	86.9	52.9	1.5	2.7		2,516	317	207	143	18		186
23	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	1,755	1994-95	MIL	80	37.0	21.9	6.4	2.5	1.4	0.3	8.0	17.6	45.1	1.1	3.4	32.1	5.0	6.2	79.6	53.8	2.1	4.3	3.9	2,958	513	197	115	22	313	234
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,745	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	852	370	143	53	263	279
25	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	1,741	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	22.0	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	2,717	468	334	82	13	269	223

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